Jar lid



F. O'NEILL Nov. 13, 1928.

JAR LID Filed Aug. 21. 1923 4 e mg Fatented Nov. 13, 1928.

UNETED STATES FRANK ONEILL, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

JAR LID.

' Application filed August 21,. 1923. Serial No. 658,488.

This invention relates to closures, especially for wide mouthed ware orglass jars This invention has utility when incorporated for holding theglass lids or caps of containers in sealed position.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a jar equipped with a closure inaccordance with the invention herein; 7

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section on an enlarged scale of the lid of Fig.1 having its sealing band partially sea-led;

Fig 3 is a perspective view of an unsealed or removed sealing band, andF, 4 is a fragmentary view of screw Land lid holder. I

Jar 1 is shown as having neck portion 2 about opening 3. This neckportion 2 terminates in a seat 4 and outward overhang 5.

The closure of this disclosure embodies a glass lid 6 having an annularseat 7, inner side or" which is determined by a depending iortion 8. Onthis annualarseat 7 is shown a compressible gasket 9 which may be of liero-r rubber, In container closing position the depending portion 8rides into the opening 3 and serves to center the id 6 and bring theseat 7 in position to oppose the seat 5 with the gasket 9 therebctween,This gasket 9 accordingly is but slightlypexposed to the containercontents and such exposure is only indirect due to the shielding actionof the depending portion 8 of the lid 6. Furthermore the outer edge ofthis gasket protected by band 1O. In practice when these containers areto be charged and sealed in quantity the bands 10 may be supplied withupper inwardly directed flange 11, tongue 12 through opening 13 bentbackward to complete this split ring band. The edge of this band remotefrom the inwardly directed flange 11 has a skirt section 14L. This lid 6and gasket 9 together with the band 10 are assembled wi h this flange 11against seat 15 on the lid 6. This assembly is then snugly forced intoclosing position as to the container for slighthly compressing thegasket 9, and then a crimper is effective for bending the skirt 141 intoposition to provide flange 16 as a sealing flange opposing the flange 11thereby completing the sealing closure of the vessel as this flange 16engages the shoulder or overhang 5. For access to the container it isonly necessary to straighten the tongue 12 of this lacquered thin sheetmetal band 110, open such band, and then release the In accordance withthe invention herein there is provided a simple sanitary closure whichmay be readilyapplied in quantity and simply removed,

Instead of crimping in the lower edge of the band 10 to effect sealing,the lid 6 may be held in position by a partial rotation. To this end asshown in Fig. 4 shoulder 5 is provided with fragmentary threads 17 to beengaged by lugs 18 of the band 19 as such band is rotated clockwise indrawing lid 6 against the gasket 9.

lVhat is claimed and it is desired to secure by Letters Patent is: p

A glass jar having an opening. provided with an overhang thereabout,said overhang forming a flat seat aboutthe opening and having multiplethread portions for the full transverse extent thereof, a gasket of seatwidth, a glass lid on said gasket extending over said seat for fullyconfining the gasket width between said seat and lid, said lid having adepending portion entering the ar to center the gasket and lidtherewith, and a. sealing band ofring form embracing the lid, gasket andoverhang, said sealing band having marginally inwardly extending flangeportions, one engaging the lid to hold the l d against the gasket andthe other providing inwardly extending tongues 00- act-ing with saidthread portions of the overhang to form therewith a bayonet jointpermitting angular shifting of the sealing band relatively to the jar inone direction for drawing the lid against the gasket and in the otherdirection for releasing the lid and band from the jar for opening thejar, said hand between said marginal flange portions being clear forreadily locating the lid and gasket on the jar opening seat.

In witness whereof I afiix my signature.

' FRANK ONEILL.

